Recap 3-b


 

1.   _____________________ ___________________ is a non-thermal mechanism producing

      electromagnetic radiation by accelerating charged particles in a magnetic field to nearly the

      speed of light.

 

2. The intensity of non-thermal radiation often _________________ with frequency.

 

3. In the interstellar medium, areas within clouds of molecules that greatly amplify the radiation

      passing through them are called astrophysical __________.

 

1. synchrotron radiation 2. decreases 3. masers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Basics of Radio Astronomy